Reacting to the news that the Gallaghers Cigarette Plant in
Tallaght is to lay off 200 full-time workers, Dublin South West Dáil
Deputy Seán Crowe has urged the office of the Tanaiste and Minister
for Enterprise, Trade & Employment to ensure that the appropriate
agencies respond with the immediacy that this tragic news demands .

"When you add these two hundred jobless people from Gallaghers to the
1,194 people from accross Dublin who lost their jobs in the last two
months, it makes for a very depressing outlook. Tallaght now ranks as
the fourth highest area of unemployment in Dublin - and even more
worrying - Dublin has the second highest unemployment growth rate in
the state. This trend must be reversed at all costs.

"Investment must be made into sustainable industry in the areas that
need it most. Tallaght is one such area and I am calling on the
Tainiste directly to target this area for investment and inward
development."